Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois

Chestnut Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′12″N 90°16′27″W / 40.75333°N 90.27417°W / 40.75333; -90.27417Coordinates: 40°45′12″N 90°16′27″W / 40.75333°N 90.27417°W / 40.75333; -90.27417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
– Total	36.16 sq mi (93.66 km2)
– Land	36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	250
– Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61410, 61436, 61458, 61474, 61544
GNIS feature ID	0428802

Chestnut Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 250^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chestnut Township covers an area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• London Mills (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Hermon at 40°45′25″N 90°19′11″W / 40.7569833°N 90.3198483°W / 40.7569833; -90.3198483

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

• Bridgeport at 40°44′36″N 90°14′13″W / 40.743372°N 90.237068°W / 40.743372; -90.237068
• Burnside at 40°46′10″N 90°16′24″W / 40.7694832°N 90.2734581°W / 40.7694832; -90.2734581

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Elias Bragg, Harper, Hermon Christian and Hermon Methodist.

Airports and landing strips

• Davies Landing Strip

School districts

• Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
• Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428802. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois